Railroad appliance



J. JONES. y RAILROAD APPLIANCE. v APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25,1921.V 1,414,814. Patented May 2, 1922.

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Specification of letters-Patent.

Patented vMay .2, 1922.

Application filed February 25,1921.A 'Serial'N 447,694.

To @ZZ-whom t may concern.'

Be it known that Jann JoNns, a citizen `of the United-States, and resident of St. Louis. Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Railroad Appliances, of which the following is a specification,

rfhis invention 4relates to improvements in railroad appliances, and has for its object the combination of a combined car replacer and wheel-shoe by which de-railed cars may be` readily and quickly replaced'on the rails with little labor and less of time and by which broken or otherwise disabled wheels may be speedily equipped with a shoe thereby permitting the disabled car to be conveyed over the rails in order to rapidly-clearthe right-of-way.

A further object of my invention is to construct a device which can be used as a car replacer as well as a shoe for supporting a disabled wheel and when the same is applied as a shoe the interior is filled with water so as to properly cool the shoe while the same is being drawn over the rail so as to prevent the shoe from becoming over-heated by the frictional contact.

The invention consists preferably of two n'iernbers, one being a combined replacer and shoe and thoroughly illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, while the other is a replacer itself which is provided with a suitable hump on its curvilinear surface and by which the wheel is slid in place on the rail.

Figure 1, is a top plan view of my combined replacer and shoe.

Fig. 2, is a front view of the same.

g. 3, is a central sectional view of the g. l, is a central cross sectional view.

Fig. 5, is an end view showing the same in the position for replacing the truck on the rail.

Fig. 6, is a sectional view showing my device in application as a shoe for supporting` the wheel to the rail.

Fig. 7, is a top plan view of the replacer.

F ig. 8, is a front view of the same.

Fig. 9, is a central cross sectional view.

Fi g. 10, is an end view showing the same in position for replacing the truck on the rail.

Fig. 11, is a perspective View.

Fig. 12, is a view showing the end wheels of a railroad truck With-the replacer in position and `in 'the' act ofl replacing the wheels on-the rails. v

In :carrying out-my invention l construct a means whereby derailed carsniay be readily and rapidly replaced on the rails and in order toaccomplish the Vrequired result the two members as-illustrated work in conjunction and are placed in position on the ties and againsty the rails as thatv illustrated in`Fig. 12. Y.

' rThemost-important lfeatureof my invention is7 the combi-nation ofthe replacer `and shoe asfillustrated .in Figs. lrto 'inclusive and it consists of asuitable casting having two side walls 13 and 14,' the wall 13 .being of a-h'igher constructionY than the wall 14, the two walls-being connected together -by a peripheralfsurfacefl and terminating into aflange'l, the ends 'of the peripheral surface are suitably flanged as that indicated by the numeral 17 and are provided with a perforation or hole 18 through which a chain or other fastening device may vbe inerted so that the casting when used as a shoe for supporting a crippled wheel can be properly fastened to the body of the car er truck in order to hold the saine in position as that shown in Fig. 6. Y

The side walls13 and 14 are suitably providedl with a flanged surface 19 from which radiate spurs 20. These spurs are designed to be brought in contact with the ties 21 so as to sink therein sufficiently when pressure is applied on the shoe so as to prevent the shoe from slipping when the same is used as a replacer.

The relative position of the shoe as a replacer in conjunction with the rail is clearly illustrated in Fig. 5.

The inner surface of the casting is provided. with aplurality of ribs 22, these ribs are of a sufficient height to support the tread 23 of the car wheel 24, as well as to provide sufficient space for Water to flow beneath the tread as wellk as to strengthen the casting. This surface at the ends of the ribs 25 terminates into a depression 26 which is to accommodate the flange 27 of the wheel.

When this device is to be used as a shoe for conveying a crippled wheel and can be rapidly rolled on the rail the same is placed on the rail as that shown in Fig. 6, and fastened in position by the chains 28 or fastening` devices te the truck then the shoe is slid along on the rail so that the car can be conveyed to a siding in order to prevent over-heating of the shoe by its sliding` frio tiona Contact a quantity ot' Water is placed in the shoe as that shown in Fig. 6, this will cool the shoe and preserve the same. The other ineinber Whieh is necessary to operate in conjunction with the shoe consists oi' a casting` comprising tivo walls 29 and 30 and a (curvilinear or convex connecting suriace 3l, these Walls being` one higher than the Yother and the free ends of the Walls are suitably flanged end provided With spurs 32 which Contact with the ties. rl'fhis replacer is provided with a huinp which is of an inclined construction and so arranged that ivhen the flange of the wheel when rolling up on the convex surface 3l Will cause the wheel to slide down the incline and place the Wheel bacl in position on the rail. This position of the replacer relative to the rail and Wheel is clearly shown in Fig. l0. This replacer' is suitably reinforced for strength by means of a plurality o' cross ribs 344 eX- tending` from Wall to Wall and varying in height to provide sufficient rigidity owing to the Weight of the car as the same is being pulled upon by the replacer.

These devices are constructed are such length as to properly span two ties and the inner concave surface ot' the combined replacer and shoe is of a radius suilieiontly wing fully described iny invention 'What elaiin is:

i railroad appliance coniprisingtivo castings, one to be placed on the outside of one rail and the otheronl the inside oit the other rail, each casting consisting of a body meuh bei' having1 a semi-circular periphery7 the surface thereof tapered from a low Wall to a high Wall, a iange formed on the peripheral Vsurface of the high Wall, transverse ribs lo- JAKE JONES.

Witnesses ALFRED A. Ennis, E. M. MANNE. 

